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it doesn't have anything to do with any particular religion. when you mary, you make a commitment to society to love and protect each other. there is a link between marriage and procreation. two men or two women can love each other, but they will never make children. >> it is the prospect of adoption that has motivated people to protest. it has brought people together from many places. there was a carefully managed presentation of mainstream unity. >> the organizers of the rally have made sure there are officially sanctioned signs here. despite the marchers claiming this is an issue of family and not sexuality. fay rights leaders watched the rally -- gay rights leaders watched with dismay. >> i understand not everyone is homophobic, but because they are on the streets, what they say and how they to it, they are advocating for homophobia. >> he has a secure parliamentary majority and the legalization probably will pass by june. support is slipping, but the polls suggest most french are with him on that. those rallying on saturday insist they wil
it doesn't have anything to do with any particular religion. when you mary, you make a commitment to society to love and protect each other. there is a link between marriage and procreation. two men or two women can love each other, but they will never make children. >> it is the prospect of adoption that has motivated people to protest. it has brought people together from many places. there was a carefully managed presentation of mainstream unity. >> the organizers of the rally...
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they want the subject removed so more time can be spent on things like religion and nationalism. they say the move is a step backward. we have a report from jakarta. >> learning about the motion. it is a prime exercised for children around the world. these children may lose out on some experiments of the government goes ahead with taking a science out of the curriculum. >> science is cool. lots of beautiful, objects can be made through science. when i grow up, i want to be a professor in biotechnology. >> the education ministry says there too overburdened for such causes and they want schools to focus mainly on religion, nationalism, the indonesian language, and math. that would mean the end of signs causes so they could learn about their country's frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. >> they are the right age to learn. they are ready to learn the basic concepts of science. what about their future? >> fascinated to listen to listen to the explanation about the many volcanoes. science is important to learn the way of thinking. they say it is necessary for them to be able t
they want the subject removed so more time can be spent on things like religion and nationalism. they say the move is a step backward. we have a report from jakarta. >> learning about the motion. it is a prime exercised for children around the world. these children may lose out on some experiments of the government goes ahead with taking a science out of the curriculum. >> science is cool. lots of beautiful, objects can be made through science. when i grow up, i want to be a...
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but the course leader tells me this is not just about religion. >> i think it should not matter what the i am a christian or a yogi or and atheists. i believe everyone can fast. i do not actually know which of my group members are christians and which are not. it makes no difference. >> she is happy for me to join in with the yoga. for chilly, i do not have too fast. i wonder -- fortunately, i do not have too fast. i find this more accessible than the world of the monks. i find a way to become in calm. the night ends at 4:30 a.m. the day begins at a service -- with a service at the monastery church. it is good to be out early and listen to the birds without having to rush to work. a number of people come to the village to attend the service. i am of mason, to an early -- such an early hour. i am on based -- i am amazed they come as such an early hour. until now, i have only ever been to a protestant service. the pomp and circumstance here is certainly impressive. i find the ceremonial nature of the catholic service a little alienating. after the service, the faithful remain seated an
but the course leader tells me this is not just about religion. >> i think it should not matter what the i am a christian or a yogi or and atheists. i believe everyone can fast. i do not actually know which of my group members are christians and which are not. it makes no difference. >> she is happy for me to join in with the yoga. for chilly, i do not have too fast. i wonder -- fortunately, i do not have too fast. i find this more accessible than the world of the monks. i find a...
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it has a long tradition of extremism and supporting learning advances through religion and through political process these. we have to create a space where people who are pushing peace processes, that their voices can be heard. not only those who are backing military intervention that could lead to greater civilian chaos. >> thank you. drastically insufficient, that is how the international rescue committee this practical response to the situation in syria saying that the civil war has unleashed a staggering humanitarian crisis. hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee the violence. they are now making the refugee s' lives even harder. >> that has been the worst of winter is for people who fled the worst of wars. across a blanket of snow in the valley, you can see syrian families in the distance. they have taken refuge by a mosque. all of the roads in are blocked by snow. we can only reach them by foot. two rows of concrete blocks are now home. these do not keep winter snows out and don't keep anyone warm. the children are everywhere. their hands are freezing and their teeth are chatte
it has a long tradition of extremism and supporting learning advances through religion and through political process these. we have to create a space where people who are pushing peace processes, that their voices can be heard. not only those who are backing military intervention that could lead to greater civilian chaos. >> thank you. drastically insufficient, that is how the international rescue committee this practical response to the situation in syria saying that the civil war has...
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so in general, helping to highlight the perversion of the religion in terms of the information we are doing has been helpful and that is what was done with the deadly vanguards report. it identified the problems that al qaeda was having when it was killing civilians it violates what many of the other moderate, main stream muslim scholars were saying. with regard to the counterterrorism focus, it depends upon where you are. again, it is interesting because from the united states we have separation of church and state so it doesn't play in the things that we're doing. but you are in the government of the islamic republic of afghanistan which is in fact, an islamic republic. so islam is an important part of the host nation that we're in in afghanistan and it does influence the policies of the nations we're working with. so understanding the religious components both on the terrorist side and the counterrorist side is particularly important. very good question. >> i wand to hear your comments about -- i want to hear your comments about what is -- [indiscernible] >> good question. assessme
so in general, helping to highlight the perversion of the religion in terms of the information we are doing has been helpful and that is what was done with the deadly vanguards report. it identified the problems that al qaeda was having when it was killing civilians it violates what many of the other moderate, main stream muslim scholars were saying. with regard to the counterterrorism focus, it depends upon where you are. again, it is interesting because from the united states we have...
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it is not have to do with any religion. you make a commitment to society. you love and protect each other. two men are to women love each other but they will never make children. reaching o -- or two when in love each other but they will never be able to make children. >> this has brought together conservatives in people from christian, jewish, and muslim communities. this was a carefully managed presentation of mainstream unity. the organizers are trying to make sure only slogans are on display appeared their conscious of accusations of homophobia. they do not want to be portrayed in that way. >> despite them claiming this is a thing of family, the right watch this with dismay. >> i understand that some of them are not. it is very simple. they are on the streets. they are opening up everything. francois hollande has a secure enough parliament majority that the legalization of marriage will probably pass by jean. support is slipping. most french are with him on that. those rallying on saturday insist they will fight all the way. changing the traditional fre
it is not have to do with any religion. you make a commitment to society. you love and protect each other. two men are to women love each other but they will never make children. reaching o -- or two when in love each other but they will never be able to make children. >> this has brought together conservatives in people from christian, jewish, and muslim communities. this was a carefully managed presentation of mainstream unity. the organizers are trying to make sure only slogans are on...
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the government wants to cancel science class is to make more room for religion and nationalism. teachers say it is a move backwards. >> learning about the newton laws of motion by launching a rocket. it is a fun exercise for children around the world. indonesian children might soon miss out on such experiments. if the government goes ahead with its plan to take science out of the curriculum. >> science is cool, lots of useful objects can be made through science. with science, we can create unique objects. when i grow up, i want to be a professor in biotechnology. professor in biotechnology.
the government wants to cancel science class is to make more room for religion and nationalism. teachers say it is a move backwards. >> learning about the newton laws of motion by launching a rocket. it is a fun exercise for children around the world. indonesian children might soon miss out on such experiments. if the government goes ahead with its plan to take science out of the curriculum. >> science is cool, lots of useful objects can be made through science. with science, we can...
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all religions are equal. we have shrines of creativity and music and it can make a fascinating reading. including the arguments that go into this. from that point of view, i don't think it's fair to compare and follow your but were other religions because you come from africa. but i think you would be losing something if you did not make a comparative attitude. >> any other questions? >> could you talk more about where the name came from? >> yes. one of the things we are very good at his names. we have the most exciting and fascinating array of names. and if the guns from the traditional languages. when you see names like this, good luck, god's will, blessings, there is one name that i refuse to call them and his name is sweetheart. [laughter] i don't know you, you're not my sweetheart. so many of these names are literal translations and so some ask about what they want to say. and the name was called good luck and heaven knows what happened. but i think that this is an image. >> okay. the gentleman off to ou
all religions are equal. we have shrines of creativity and music and it can make a fascinating reading. including the arguments that go into this. from that point of view, i don't think it's fair to compare and follow your but were other religions because you come from africa. but i think you would be losing something if you did not make a comparative attitude. >> any other questions? >> could you talk more about where the name came from? >> yes. one of the things we are very...
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it does not have anything to do with religion. when you get married, you make a commitment to society to love each other, protected other -- there is a link between marriage and procreation. >> it is the prospect of gay people being able to adopt children, that has motivated so many people to protest. it has brought together conservatives, right wingers, and people from christian, jewish, and muslim communities. there was a carefully managed presentation of mainstream unity. the organizers of this rally have tried very hard to make sure only officially sanctioned slogans are on display here. there are very conscious of accusations of homophobia, and to not want to be portrayed in that way. despite the claiming that this is an issue of family, not sensuality, a gay-rights campaign is what the rally with dismay. >> it is obviously strongly homophobic. i do understand some of them are not, but what happens, they're on the street, what they say and do, they're opening up everything for homophobia. >> francois hollande has a secure eno
it does not have anything to do with religion. when you get married, you make a commitment to society to love each other, protected other -- there is a link between marriage and procreation. >> it is the prospect of gay people being able to adopt children, that has motivated so many people to protest. it has brought together conservatives, right wingers, and people from christian, jewish, and muslim communities. there was a carefully managed presentation of mainstream unity. the...
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my question is on religion. how big of a role does religion play in the overall aspect of terrorism. how big of a r ole has it played in the u.s.'s policy on counterterrorism? >>the question is what is the role of religion either from the terrorist perspective or the combating counterterrorism perspective. from the terrorist perspective what we have mostly found is that adherence from al qaeda broadly misinterpreted and taken extremist views and perverted islam as a religion to be able to coerce and otherwise control their followers in doing things that are very much what the tenants of islam would say. we quoted a scholar and others that talked about the prohibition of killing innocent civilians. when they talk about the majority of people being killed by al qaeda are muslims contradicted the religion of islam and pointed out they were violating the tenet. so in general, helping to highlight the perversion of the religion in terms of the information we are doing has been helpful and that is what was done with t
my question is on religion. how big of a role does religion play in the overall aspect of terrorism. how big of a r ole has it played in the u.s.'s policy on counterterrorism? >>the question is what is the role of religion either from the terrorist perspective or the combating counterterrorism perspective. from the terrorist perspective what we have mostly found is that adherence from al qaeda broadly misinterpreted and taken extremist views and perverted islam as a religion to be able to...
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many schools are afraid to invite speakers in to talk about any religion, but particularly islam, there's not always a clear understanding to what the first amendment guarantees, which is the right to teach about a religion but not proselytize about it. i think there's fear of associating with anyone associated with islam. there are events outside our control that creates more interest and unfortunately also makes people more afraid. one of the programs we are about to launch is putting all our content online so a teacher in north dakota where there are no muslim, potentially, no expert can come to her classroom, they can go to our web site and download the content and teach the things we are teaching. >> i think partnerships are the best way to overcome the limitations because we all have limitations. and sometimes it's just visibility. we actually have on our web site 50 short films and one of them is a muslim student from a school in fremont going to a school in arinda talking about what it's like going to school as a muslim in the united states and they are asking questions and you se
many schools are afraid to invite speakers in to talk about any religion, but particularly islam, there's not always a clear understanding to what the first amendment guarantees, which is the right to teach about a religion but not proselytize about it. i think there's fear of associating with anyone associated with islam. there are events outside our control that creates more interest and unfortunately also makes people more afraid. one of the programs we are about to launch is putting all our...
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>> they're the most unrepresented group right now in terms of religion in congress. about 20% of the country says they have no religious affiliation. we did have one atheist member of congress a few years ago. pete stark was the first person to say i'm an atheist. kyrsten sinema is the first person to say i have none when you know asked what's your religion, but that doesn't represent the number of people of america. >> and quickly, does it make a difference? >> well, you know, that's hard to quantify. for some people it's an identification, but for some people it does affect how they think about issues, how they govern. think about last year when congressman paul ryan was doing the budget he tied it to his catholic faith. other members of congress do that. but for some that's a personal thing and politics is something different. >> kim lawton, many thanks. >>> in other news, legal challenges continue against new contraception requirements in the federal healthcare law. under the law, employers must cover contraceptive services for their employees free of charge. doz
>> they're the most unrepresented group right now in terms of religion in congress. about 20% of the country says they have no religious affiliation. we did have one atheist member of congress a few years ago. pete stark was the first person to say i'm an atheist. kyrsten sinema is the first person to say i have none when you know asked what's your religion, but that doesn't represent the number of people of america. >> and quickly, does it make a difference? >> well, you...
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seven civilians have been cold after an explosion hit a religion in eastern afghanistan a crowd of people were trying to hold the dead from the collapsed mosque destroyed during overnight fighting between nato troops and the taliban police say a suicide vest on one of the dead insurgents might have caused the explosion. which . israel has hosted all spin calls the largest ever multinational air force exercise with more than one hundred fighter planes taking part they call but training came just a couple of months up to another large scale military drills conducted jointly with the u.s. and with a parliamentary election in the country just around the corner a growing number of israelis are questioning such huge expense a war games as policy explains. it's one of the united states sharing military drills bigger than any they've done in the past thousands of troops and millions of dollars but with social grievances that still need to be addressed and a prime minister looking for votes ahead of early january elections israelis are asking themselves yet again if netanyahu has his priorities st
seven civilians have been cold after an explosion hit a religion in eastern afghanistan a crowd of people were trying to hold the dead from the collapsed mosque destroyed during overnight fighting between nato troops and the taliban police say a suicide vest on one of the dead insurgents might have caused the explosion. which . israel has hosted all spin calls the largest ever multinational air force exercise with more than one hundred fighter planes taking part they call but training came just...
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day in the cold winter when do you think this is going to stop i don't think it's going to stop a bad religion for it's going to stop the talf the still some calm in the form of the peace rally held on sunday and here have watched on it but will demand some in fear of what's been taking place they've been dubbed the embarrassed all silent majority hugo's all beings of the sort of embarrassed majority will silent majority would do is that represents to turn to the thing that is quite embarrassing when you hear the news of our countries you see in these protests some people who test you see this nobody would ever think of belfast we think oh yeah i still have those mortars in the grass that's not a face like us. maybe you could say they're shuffle the good things up in this way oh that's a culture of. the races now want to come up with a solution to calm the situation before it gets any more and every riot every rock throwing chipping away at the heart full or roger. artsy. you know washing out to the head for you this hour pushing weapons ahead a well with a parliamentary election and a zero ap
day in the cold winter when do you think this is going to stop i don't think it's going to stop a bad religion for it's going to stop the talf the still some calm in the form of the peace rally held on sunday and here have watched on it but will demand some in fear of what's been taking place they've been dubbed the embarrassed all silent majority hugo's all beings of the sort of embarrassed majority will silent majority would do is that represents to turn to the thing that is quite...
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. >> in most european countries, there is strict separation between matters of the state and religion -- at least officially -- but in some parts of the world like saudi arabia, the state is governed in accordance to religious principles. the country's laws are based on wahhabi is long, the particularly strict interpretation of the muslim faith -- wahhabi islam. \ women, for instance, how far fewer rights than men. campaigners have accused saudi arabia of violating human rights. now, controversies have erupted in kosovo where the automation has invested millions in building mosques. even moderate muslims are worried at these developments. than a religious dignitaries from the world over are gathered for the dedication ceremony of the international center for into religious and intercultural dialogue. the three founding nations -- saudi arabia, spain, and austria -- were represented by their foreign ministers. among the 600 guests was the united nations secretary- general. the saudi government provided some 15 million euros in funding for the dialogue center for the first three years.
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the church of england or maybe the official religion of the u.k. but it's under attack from all sides with attendances hitting rock bottom people being tempted away by other beliefs coming up just a bit later we'll look at whether the institution should be saying his prayers and nobody is the one. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear sees some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harkin markham's a big picture. sigrid laboratory tim curry was able to build on the most sophisticated robot which on fortunately doesn't give a darn about anything tombs mission to teach creation why it should care about humans and. this is why you should care what you only. three. three. three. three. three. three. video for your media. free media. thanks for joining us here on. a big screen superstar. celebrating his new homeland after being handed his very own russian passport following with. the movie icon left his native france over
the church of england or maybe the official religion of the u.k. but it's under attack from all sides with attendances hitting rock bottom people being tempted away by other beliefs coming up just a bit later we'll look at whether the institution should be saying his prayers and nobody is the one. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear sees some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you...
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most people do not respect religion very much. they think religion is kind of a bad thing. because of that, there might be a tendency to push religion away. some of the basic questions in philosophy are questions about the existence of god. you will end up looking at some point at the various reported proust's of the existence of god. many of the arguments are not very good arguments. it could be because philosopher's get into a rational minds and say, believe in god is something that has to be shown. we will not believe in unicorns. cannot believe in god unless we have evidence. the arguments are not good. they become atheistic. perhaps. it is hard to say. >> two extreme positions that would surprise people about libertarians. if you are a conservative, you believe it, you are liberal, you believe pierre you still end up libertarian. how many conservative views fit in with the terrorism and how many liberal views fit in? the extremes. >> some libertarians like to claim that libertarianism is a mix of left liberalism and conservatism. it is economically conservative and soc
most people do not respect religion very much. they think religion is kind of a bad thing. because of that, there might be a tendency to push religion away. some of the basic questions in philosophy are questions about the existence of god. you will end up looking at some point at the various reported proust's of the existence of god. many of the arguments are not very good arguments. it could be because philosopher's get into a rational minds and say, believe in god is something that has to be...
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one of the most religiously diverse nations in the world with one official state religion to some it's a paradox i think any institute any faith institution like the church of england is going to have some potential threats on the horizon and those threats on the horizon are basically around its relevance to communities in general other faiths are significantly growing in not only population but the voice in a social and political level so it's really important to have a plurality of opinion rather than just focus on one institution as being reflective of the nation yet the national church has twenty six years on the elected members in the house of lords the upper house of britain's parliament and it enjoys financial privileges courtesy of the u.k. taxpayer by the church's own admission the number of people coming through the doors of this and every other church in england has hogged over the past forty years the very same report even warns that in the longer term the established religion faces fading away to virtual envelopment twenty anglican churches just like this one being closed
one of the most religiously diverse nations in the world with one official state religion to some it's a paradox i think any institute any faith institution like the church of england is going to have some potential threats on the horizon and those threats on the horizon are basically around its relevance to communities in general other faiths are significantly growing in not only population but the voice in a social and political level so it's really important to have a plurality of opinion...
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and at the church of england it may be the official religion of the u.k. but it's under attack from all sides with attendances hitting rock bottom and people being tempted away by other beliefs coming up a bit later on we look at whether the institution should be saying its prayers and mobilize them one. time this week president obama signed a law allowing to be indefinite detention of u.s. terror suspects without trial of a national defense authorization act also delays the closure of the kuantan of up a prison for another year veteran congressman dennis kucinich thinks the move is part of a pattern ultimately undermining democracy right now we're much more of a garrison and garrison plus. a powerful military which keeps asserting itself globally and it doesn't make america any safer and frankly doesn't make the world safer we're spending upwards of six hundred billion dollars for an expanded pentagon presence for more war in afghanistan and for proliferation of war in in yemen and somalia and other places we have a lot of problems here at home that we're
and at the church of england it may be the official religion of the u.k. but it's under attack from all sides with attendances hitting rock bottom and people being tempted away by other beliefs coming up a bit later on we look at whether the institution should be saying its prayers and mobilize them one. time this week president obama signed a law allowing to be indefinite detention of u.s. terror suspects without trial of a national defense authorization act also delays the closure of the...
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has also agreed to speed up the deployment of an african led force to the country as religions are looking to enforce strict sharia law in the region sparking fears it could become an al qaeda stronghold and eventually be used to threaten europe just steinberg senior editor of executive intelligence review says the crisis in mali is a result of the prolapse of the gadhafi regime something with france itself helped instigate. there's definitely an element of falling back on an old colonial controller molly was given its independence in one thousand nine hundred sixty but is still part of the francophone region of africa the rebel operations in northern mali have existed for quite some time but it was only in the aftermath of the overthrow of the khadafi government in libya which was promoted by france britain and the united states in particular really double crossing china and russia at the un security council for regime change it was only after that that you had a massive flow of weapons out of libya into the hands of the rebels which basically took a low intensity conflict and threw it in
has also agreed to speed up the deployment of an african led force to the country as religions are looking to enforce strict sharia law in the region sparking fears it could become an al qaeda stronghold and eventually be used to threaten europe just steinberg senior editor of executive intelligence review says the crisis in mali is a result of the prolapse of the gadhafi regime something with france itself helped instigate. there's definitely an element of falling back on an old colonial...
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this is including a book on the difficulty journalists frequently have in properly understanding religion as a motive in events, and the book, itself, is called "blind spot" don't together with roberta, and my colleague, who is here today, paul marshall, published by oxford press and won several literary prizes. it's also included work on a book entitled a table in the presence which was written by lieutenant commander kerry cash which concerns his experiences as a chaplain in combat in iraq. another portion of her work, also within the general area of religion, has focused on the fate of christians around the world, and in particular, their prevails in recent years. this included the award winning "their blood cries out," also co-authoredded with paul marshall, and "eyewitness to a broken world," and cox is a distinguished member of the house of lords, famous as a campaigner for human rights and for christian rights. there will also be out fairly soon another book called "persecuted: the global assault on christians" to be out in early 2013. this brings me tore most recent book, the one
this is including a book on the difficulty journalists frequently have in properly understanding religion as a motive in events, and the book, itself, is called "blind spot" don't together with roberta, and my colleague, who is here today, paul marshall, published by oxford press and won several literary prizes. it's also included work on a book entitled a table in the presence which was written by lieutenant commander kerry cash which concerns his experiences as a chaplain in combat...
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he did not in the end adopt some foreign religion. he adopted his own religion, that of his ancestors. similarly, we don't have to seek to have islamist convert to what is to them a foreign religion, but rather an islam of their own ancestors, one and poisoned by the extremism we associate with wahhabism and al qaeda. the problem for us is that christianity was very much part of western culture and something that we were knowledgeable about and suited to fight over. islam is different. is hard for our government to be effective with the struggle of that religion. i just want to also note by the way ,-com,-com ma because charlie mentioned an awful, the journey. "witness" was one of the greatest autobiographical groups on extremism. perhaps one of the greatest novels about it. and they had great political impacts in part because they were great literary works, works of art. there are some islamic works about breaking with extremism. the islamist by ed hussein, radical i -- but i don't think there are any such works that are great works
he did not in the end adopt some foreign religion. he adopted his own religion, that of his ancestors. similarly, we don't have to seek to have islamist convert to what is to them a foreign religion, but rather an islam of their own ancestors, one and poisoned by the extremism we associate with wahhabism and al qaeda. the problem for us is that christianity was very much part of western culture and something that we were knowledgeable about and suited to fight over. islam is different. is hard...
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the role of religion and the narratives that the afghan taliban offering the pakistani taliban offer often couched in militant terms, does that play with the populations of taliban -- talibanistan and something that brings something closer to them or is it just political verbiage with a different addressing? >> answers have to be like 30 seconds please. sorry. we have got to wrap it up. >> in the case of police, the reason there was not investment and police in pakistan is because of sheer incompetence. of course that leads to lack of political will. i will also criticize the government as well as the pakistan government. in 2001 to 2008 the u.s. started looking at the police is an important institution. but why from 2001 to 2000 adobe's departments and organizations in the u.s. never talked about counterterrorism as a civil law issue. >> a good point. >> there are elements of the taliban who believe this is the right time to negotiate because they don't think that the '90s taliban will be reconstituted. there are others who disagree with that, but that is essentially wide. they thin
the role of religion and the narratives that the afghan taliban offering the pakistani taliban offer often couched in militant terms, does that play with the populations of taliban -- talibanistan and something that brings something closer to them or is it just political verbiage with a different addressing? >> answers have to be like 30 seconds please. sorry. we have got to wrap it up. >> in the case of police, the reason there was not investment and police in pakistan is because...
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i get it, they're-- i can understand why he would be by islam and the muslim religion, the second part i don't get at all. i mean shall the fact is, all this have nonsense we're not at war against terror. they're at war against us, it's not terror, it's extremists, muslims, who are at war with us. they actually declared war on us, so i don't know how he doesn't get the fact that there's a war going on. what the heck does he think happened in libya a couple of months ago? that's part of their efforts to try to kill us, to try to destroy us. they were at war with us when they attacked us on september 11th. they were at war with us when they killed our ambassador a few months ago. >> sean: here is the worst part. let me play this other cut here where he talks about jihad, using a legitimate term jihad. >> jihad is holy war, jihad is is terrorism. watch this one. >> president obama sees this as a fight against jihadists, describing terrorists in this way, jihad, purify ones self, risks giving these murderers in no way deserve. >> sean: is he going to be our new cia director? >> that much o
i get it, they're-- i can understand why he would be by islam and the muslim religion, the second part i don't get at all. i mean shall the fact is, all this have nonsense we're not at war against terror. they're at war against us, it's not terror, it's extremists, muslims, who are at war with us. they actually declared war on us, so i don't know how he doesn't get the fact that there's a war going on. what the heck does he think happened in libya a couple of months ago? that's part of their...